To evaluate air quality monitors, we focus on four distinct tests. Our engineers judge how easy monitors are to use, the number of important air quality metrics they analyze, whether they display some kind of overall air quality score, and how useful their screens are for viewing air quality readings. Our ease-of-use tests judge how…
At Consumer Reports, we look for cordless leaf blowers that are quick, thorough, and quiet. The best leaf blowers should also be easy to handle and use, and prove reliable season after season. And we hold them to the same high standard as we do gas, corded, and wheeled models. Here’s more on what our…
A leader in almost everything tech and home office related for over 40 years, Swiss-founded Logitech offers a vast array of products, including keyboards, consoles, webcam, audio, as well as tech gear made especially for education, business, and gaming. We at WIRED know the company’s wares well (obviously), so we’ve found a Logitech promo code…
Samsung makes everything from gaming monitors to dishwashers. I’m always looking for a sale (I’m assuming you are, too), and I’ve found the best Samsung promo codes to help you save big on your most important tech purchases. At WIRED, we often review the South Korean company’s products, especially Samsung’s vast lineup of Galaxy smartphones,…
Once your baby is rolling over and can no longer be swaddled, you may wonder, what’s next? The AAP advises against loose bedding and blankets for babies in their sleep area, which “can increase your baby’s risk of entrapment, suffocation, or strangulation.” This includes pillows, blankets, non-fitted sheets, toys, and any products that attach to…
While there are fewer washers in this price range than there were a few years ago, you can still find all types at a good price. The cost of front-load washers often tips the scale higher (prices for front-loaders have risen about $100 in the last five years), but 51 percent of these washing machines…
Haut is a 21-story timber-hybrid high-rise completed in Amsterdam in 2022. It was designed by the British engineering collective Arup and Team V, a Dutch architecture firm. Haut has 55 apartments, a bicycle parking area, an underground parking garage, and an urban garden. It was the first residential building in the Netherlands to receive certification…
After living in big cities like San Francisco and New York, when I set foot in Wally World in the Midwest, I heard angels sing. Rows and rows of fluorescent lights highlighted any and every product needed for your house in one place. Screw the mom-and-pop bodega—I missed this level of convenience. If by chance…
We ordered four of the most popular automatic soap dispensers and put them to the test in our labs and homes. CR’s José Amézquita measured the consistency of the soap dispensed from each dispenser, and as our home evaluator, I used each dispenser for several days in my busy household, paying attention to ease of…
The Compass also has standard automatic emergency braking (AEB), blind spot warning (BSW), and rear cross traffic warning (RCTW)—features that are still optional on a number of competitors. Still, the 2025 Jeep Compass is up against incredibly strong competition from compact rivals like the Ford Escape and Bronco Sport, Honda CR-V, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage,…